You're Growing!

You're growing!


Of course you are! But i'm amazed at how fast you seem to grow. We have your doctor's appointment with Dr. Rothman on Friday so we'll get to see how much you weigh and your height. Your last appointment at the Vanderbilt International Adoption Clinic you weighed 16 pounds! You did very well at that appointment; much better than i did, i'm afraid. They needed to take blood from you to run the test that they normally run and of course, i held you. You cried....and i cried. Needless to say, little one, i'm not looking forward to Friday's appointment as you'll be starting your shots. :(

Your Daddy ordered you a Rainforest Bouncy Chair and it came yesterday. You are very interested in it and look like you are enjoying standing up and viewing the world around you. Maddie watched over you-i guess she wasn't use to seeing you stand up! I don't think that it will be too much longer before you are crawling. You definitely have rolling down and roll around very well and i have to watch you closely as it doesn't take you long to roll right off of the Mr. Einstein Mat and over to the tree and chairs! You get frustrated when you can't roll over because something is in your way, but you keep trying and trying. You also love the plastic rings.....you are able to grasp them now with both hands and of course, put them in your mouth! It's a challenge to make sure that they are always clean! You also love to chew on your chewy toy "Ms. Butterfly" after we eat lunch or dinner.

We had our photos taken last Thursday; you were a very good little girl with lots of smiles andgiggles. I dressed you in the dress that we purchased while we were in Guatemala and you looked so beautiful. Of course, my favorite photos of you were the "naked baby" photos! I would love to get one of those matted and framed, lo, but your Daddy thinks that matting and framing a family photo would better. I suppose he's right...but you are too beautiful in those photos for them not to be hanging up!

Off to play with you....

Love you very much.....

Mommy